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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Madeira \Ma*dei"ra\, noun [Pg., the Island Madeira, properly, wood, fr. L. materia stuff, wood. The island was so called because well wooded. See {Matter}.] A rich wine made on the Island of Madeira.
A cup of Madeira, and a cold capon's leg. --Shak.
{Madeira nut} (Bot.), the European walnut; the nut of the {Juglans regia}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Madeira
noun
1: a Brazilian river; tributary of the Amazon River [syn: {Madeira River}]
2: amber-colored dessert wine from Madeira
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Madeira, OH (city, FIPS 46312) Location: 39.18420 N, 84.37482 W Population (1990): 9141 (3565 housing units) Area: 8.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45243
From U.S. Gazetteer Places (2000) [gaz-place]:
Madeira, OH -- U.S. city in Ohio Population (2000): 8923 Housing Units (2000): 3484 Land area (2000): 3.365943 sq. miles (8.717753 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km) Total area (2000): 3.365943 sq. miles (8.717753 sq. km) FIPS code: 46312 Located within: Ohio (OH), FIPS 39 Location: 39.188310 N, 84.368366 W ZIP Codes (1990): 45243 Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs. Headwords: Madeira, OH Madeira
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